Puzzle



May 5, 1931.

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M E M 1? H 1 s '5 .E A .T. T L E Invntof o A L A J)A @eff P o K A l, LByglaw Attorney Patented May 5, 193i UNITED STATES HARRY B. MEIBERS, FSPRINGFIELD', OHIO PUZZLE Applicationl led November 18,1929. Serial No.408,062. i

Figure 1 represents a View of thecards in properly assembled order,showingV the letters arranged to formpredetermined words,

and the words in turn, being made up of particular letters so as toconstitute the proper number combination.

Figure 2 represents an end elevation of the 2o assFembly shown in Figure1.

1 Wordgslto be spelled with the cards.

Figure 4 represents a perspective View of one of the cards.

Figure 5 represents a chart that may be Y published in newspapers.

Figure 6 represents a chart that may be printed in newspapers andcutout, the same showing `the combinations of numbers that may be pastedto the letter squares shown 1n Figure 5, after the squares have been cutfrom the newspaper. Y

Referring to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts,it will be seen that the game is played with cards such as are shown inFigure 4 and denoted by numeral 5. In one corner of each card acombination of two numbers is placed and this is denoted by numeral 6.On the same side of the card, a letter is placed and this is denoted bynumeral 7.

With each game, a list of the combinations is afforded in the form of achart. The numeral combinations on this chart may be varied if desiredlwithout departing from the spirit of this invention. However, in orderto properly guide the player, the combinations must be so pre-arrangedas to allow for a key numeral, which in the present 50 instance is thenumeral 8;

re 3 represents a chart showing vthe lllVhen the letters have" beenproperly ari 1 ranged and the numerals so arranged as to constitute therequired combination for each word, the key number should appear at apredetermined positioriin each word.

'The instructions for playing thegame are as follows: K l

Place the eleven key number combination cards in designated verticalcolumns for convenienoe the remaining fifty-live Vcarols being separatedalphabetically'so as to permit the selection ofthe next card desired tobe more l convenient. It is not necessary to spell the words in thevorder listed on the chart, in fact, only eXtreme skill would enable theplayers to solve the puzzle in thatmanner.

The puzzle can be solved systematically, and discovering the propermethod to use is one of the interesting features to be found inoperating the same. The existence of the key number should always beborne in mind in playing the game so that the key numbers should be inthe column of letters designated in the instructions. u

In the drawings the key number is 8 and is located in the fourth columnof letters of the assembled game. (See Figure 1.) In conjunction withthis requisite, each horizontal'row must Vbe made up of letters whereonthe combination of numerals in aggregate extend from one totwelveconsecutively, with no omissions or duplicates.

InV Figures 5V and 6,y the chart 11 is printed in the newspaper, andtheindicia consists of vertical and horizontal lines 12 and 13 respectivelyfor dividing the chart into a definite number of blocks, and in eachblock a letter 14 is located. These blocks are to b out from the chart.

In Figure 6, numeral 15 represents a sec-` ondchart that is to beprinted in the newspaper for use in connection with the chart 11. Thischart is divided horizontally by vlines 16 and vertically by pairs ofclosely spaced lines 17. Within the blocks defined by the horizontallines 16 and the pairsof Vlines 17 ,Y the combination numerals V18 areto be placed, While the letters 19 are located within the spaces of eachpair of vertical` lines 17. i.

The numeral combinations are eut out and pasted on the letter blocksshown in Figure 5 and the game is to be played in the same manner ashereinbefore set forth.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in definiteterms, it is to be understood that changes in the manner of playing thegame by refarranging the combinations and letters and certain othervarious features may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the claim here.- to appended.

Having thus described the invention, what .is claimed as new is:

A set of cards adapted to be assembled in edge abutting engagement intransverse and longitudinal rows, each card bearing a single letter ofthe alphabet, the letters ybeing so chosen as to spell a Word in eachtransverse row when the Cards are arranged in Certain sequence, each ofthe .cards being further provided with two diierent numerals, saidnumerals being so `chosen that all of the numerals within a given rangewill appear in each transverse row of the cards when said cards arearranged in the aforementioned certain sequence, the numerals furtherbeing so chosen that one of said numerals will be common to all of thecards in one of the vertical rows to provide a key card for eachtransverse row.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

f HARRY B. MIBEBS.

